leveret

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But, he added, capturing rare images such as a hare feeding her leveret on someone's back lawn was "just amazing".

From BBC • May 17, 2025

“C’m’ere, you dreadful little rogue! I’ve got the very thing for you. This is a leveret dagger. All young hares carry one. Here, let’s try it on you for size, young buccaneer, what, what!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

When the unscrupulous keeper finds a snare he sometimes puts a leveret into it, and secretes himself.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous

Skin, draw, and cut a leveret into joints; toss in a saucepan with butter, salt, pepper, and a bouquet garni.

From Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode by Salis, Harriet A. de

An innocent-looking basket or small sack-bag of mushrooms has before now, when turned upside down, been discovered to contain a couple of rabbits or a fine young leveret.

From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard